take it away. >> reporter: the local head of the atf, the federal agency tell it, they believe this person of interest is the person who threw the bottle of what smelled like gasoline into the food court here around noon today. and this person was found east of here in front a cheesecake factory and that was about 2:30. about an hour later, they brought them to the arlington county police station where he's now. he's not charged and, again, police and federal agents believe this is the guy. can you look behind me. the mall is open and the fbi and atf investigators are still here. arlington county fire officials say whatever it was not hazardous he targeted a food court in a mall at lunchtime. just after noon today on boston common mall on wilson boulevard in arlington. county police and fire, fbi and atf agents working together on a case that didn't force a

mallwide evacuation. some businesses remained open, but anyone who left the mall when police arriv was not allowed back in. >> at this point, the task force indicated they're going to take the investigation from the arlington county police department. we'll be assisting in that matter. >> reporter: officials are quick to point out they're not calling this a terrorist attack. these photos from inside the mall from our friends at arlington now show you the scene of the crime. witnesses are telling investigators a man threw a 40- ounce beer bottle with a lit fuse and a liquid that smelled like gasoline into the food court from an upper floor. the liquid did not ignite or explode. >> during the course of the subject, similar bottles were found on the property matching the one that was dropped by the suspect. >> reporter: arlington police say what appeared to be three additional molotov cocktails were found in a bag on the

second floor of the mall. again, within the last couple of hours, a person of interest who, according to atf agents s probably the guy they were looking for, a lookout was put out. african-american male, curly hair, a red tie with one of the lookouts. we believe that police and some citizens who heard that lookout will, were able to identify the guy again and east of here at the cheesecake fact or, we don't know what it was about, but the mall is reopened. >> thank you for the update, bob barnard. new details on the arrest of an accused terror suspect in new york. 21-year-old quazi nafis was caught in an undercover fbi sting. he was stopped yesterday as he tried to detonate a car bomb outside of the federal reserve building in new york city. the bomb was fake because the people he thought were helping them were undercover agents. we learned he considered targeting president obama or the new york stock exchange. the father said he is shocked

by his son's arrest. [ through translator ] >> i don't believe a fearful boy like him can do anything risky. without any doubt, i can say he's not linked with this. >> fafis is from bangladesh. the father said his son went to the u.s. to study business in college. now, some lawmakers are saying it was just too easy for him to get a student visa. nafis is charged with attempting to use a weapons of mass destruction and at the same timing to provide material to al qaeda. the trial of two prince georges county police officers accused of assaulting a university of maryland student during an offcampus civil disturbance nearly ended in a mistrial today? paul wagner is live outside of the courthouse in upper marlboro. this is a twistna thano one expected, right? >> reporter: no -- a twist that no one expected, right? >> reporter: no, will. none of this, none of what i am about to tell you was said in open court or on the record, and the jury knows nothing about this.

this is what we understand from a law enforcement source happened after lunch today. there were a number of meetings between the prosecution, the defense, and the judge. the reason being, a local reporter decided to look into the background of judge beverly woodard and discovered that several years ago she was married to a police officer who had been convicted of excessive force. the reporter wanted to know why the judge had not recused herself since this is a trial about excessive force. the judge then asked for a meeting with the prosecution and the defense. according to the source, there was a meeting in the judge's chambers. this lasted for quite some time after the lunch hour. we understand from our source that the judge said she didn't want to recuse herself. she felt she could be a fair and impartial, the defense didn't want a mistrial, and the prosecution felt that if they accepted a mistrial, then there could be double jeopardy and they would not be able to retry

the officers. at this hour, the trial will continue tomorrow with closing arguments. now, earlier today, the codefendant in this case, james harrison, took the stand in his own defense. under questioning from his defense attorney, officer james harrison said he first saw john mckenna about 45 seconds before his codefendant, officer reginald baker, hit the student with his shield sending him into a wall. harrison told the court he saw mckenna hit bake or his helmet while holding a cell phone in his hand. he was concerned about the cell phone because he had received bulletins saying that firearms could be disguised as cell phones. harrison said he told mckenna to drop it and hit him seven to eight times. did you strike him in the head, asked the defense attorney. harrison replied never. when asked by prosecutor joseph ruddy why he lived to internal affairs claiming he was not one of the striking officers seen in the video, harrison replied it was for financial reasons. he's the father of eight

children, and the sole bread winner in the family, and he was afraid of losing his job. officer harrison also added that he had heard on the news that chief roberto hilton, the chief at the time, was going to fire any officer who took part in that beating. there was no mention in this trial about john mckenna having a cell phone in his hand. that was another a part that was brought out in croaks because -- cross examination, no one mentioned, not even john mckenna mentioned there was a cell phone in his hand. this was the first time they heard mckenna had a cell phone in his hand and that is why harrison felt he needed to go in with a baton. another note, harrison didn't report the use of force. he said he thought his supervisors were going to do it. will. >> paul, really quickly here, in your opinion based on what is happening with the judge, do you think there is an avenue now for an appeal, depending on

who doesn't like the outcome? >> reporter: well, i sat through a lot of the trials before. usually this stuff has to be set in open court, will, and on the record. none of this was done on the record. it was all behind the scenes. that is why we reported it through sources. >> all right, paul wagner with the update. thank you, paul. to another news alert. this is out of howard county. the police are asking for your help finding a man accused of secretly videotaping two women inside their home. look at the video. the police say this is the suspect setting up the hidden camera inside the ellicott city home. they don't know who the man is or how he got inside. investigators say he entered the condo several times to move the camera around. if you recognize the man, police would like to hear from you. another big story tonight, police in northern virginia announcing the results of a major crackdown along the richmond highway chord door. the 10-month operation netted more than 100 arrests. karen gray houston is live in fairfax county with the latest.

karen. >> reporter: shawn, we're talking about an operation that started in january. police say that they seized, altogether, 10 pounds of cocaine, 30 pounds of marijuana, 23 guns, two bulletproof vests, and $560,000 in cash. at least 30 of the arrests were made today and the sweep included a search warrant executed at this dollar depot on richmond highway in fairfax where police were investigating count fitting of dvds, cds, handbags, and other merchandise. fairfax county police teamed up with police from prince william county and the virginia state's police. the joint criminal intelligence team targeted what they called problematic areas along the richmond highway stretching from fairfax into prince williams. stolen property seized, included electronics, jewelry, credit cards. they also confiscated a large

quantity of prescriptions and non-prescription drugs. >> the same individuals that were committing crimes in prince william county were the same individuals that were committing crimes, obviously n fairfax county. obviously, you know, the criminals don't respect the boundaries. just like the police would, if we had jurisdiction. >> this has been a lengthy investigation, it used ingenuity, a mix of traditional and non-traditional tactics and i commend how much they cared and how much they sought to arrest that guy, arrest the offenders and keep our communities, our collective communities. >> reporter: now, that attempted murder-for-hire plot that we motioned involved a prince william -- mentioned involved a prince william county man asking him to kill his wife. and, by the way, the end of the police operation leaves the fairfax county police chief, david rorer, going out with a big bang. he's finishing up his term as fairfax county. the police chief tomorrow stepped into the new job next week as fairfax county deputy

fairfax county executive for public safety. we're live in fairfax, back in to you, shawn. >> thank you for the update, karen. president obama courting votes in the battleground state of new hampshire. the president addressed veterans in manchester and, again, hammered mitt romney's economic plans saying romney promised $5 trillion tax cuts to favor the wealthy and will balloon the deficit. the president talked about his own foreign policy saying he kept his promise to end the war in iraq and bring the war in afghanistan to a close. mitt romney's only public appearance will happen later tonight in new york city. he and the president will attend the annual al smith dinner. the white-tie gala has become a tradition in politicsins is the end of world war ii. candidates take lighthearted pokes at each other and themselves. smith was a democrat and he was the first catholic to be a presidential nominee. he lost in 1928 to republican herbert hoover. the dinner raises money for catholic healthcare programs in

new york. we want ton what you think about the race for the white house. use the hash tag fox 5 d.c. you decide to tweet your thoughts. we're going to use some of your tweets for your now show debuting as election day approaches coming quick. fox 5 news edge 2012 will focus on local and national candidates and issuing doors the final two weeks of the came -- issues during the final two weeks of the campaign. it starts here monday night on fox five at 6:30. george mcgovern has taken a turn for the worse. the 90-year-old's family issued a statement saying he's no longer responsive. mcgovern lost to richard nixon in a historic landslide in the no one 72 presidential election. mcgovern's daughter said her father appears peaceful and is a blessing that she and other family members are able to be with him as he nears the end. coming up next on fox 5 news at 5, you can soon be shelling out little more for your favorite bottle of wine. why the price of certain vinos could be on the rise. >> brian said buy california.

we won't have this problem. and what exactly do those sell buy and best buy dates mean and which foods really last past their expiration date. we're breaking it all down for you. hi, gary. >> thank you, will. listen, it's been real nice today. the temperatures in the 70s. some rain is coming. thunderstorms possible, too. we'll show you radar and when we think they might be here and how long it's going to stick around. stay with us, a first look at the forecast is coming up and there is more news, too.  as governor, i cut five billion dollars in spending and balanced the budget every year. and tim kaine and i both cut our own pay as governors, to lead by example. mark warner and i reached across party lines to get things done.

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. after 80 years in print, "newsweek" is going all digital starting early next year. "the washington post" company sold "newsweek" two years ago when it was merged with the daily beast online news operation. the magazine was started in 1933 by a foreign news editor for "time" magazine. staff cuts are expected and no word by how much. "newsweek"'s last u.s. print edition will be december 31st. wine prices could be going up because of bad weather over in europe. drought, frost, and hail combined to damage many vineyards across europe. france's grape harvest is expected to fall by 20% compared to last year. italy's grape crops is showing a 7% drop. europe's grape harvest is a global impact because it accounts for more than 60% of the wine produced worldwide. from wine to food. how do you decide if a food is fresh enough to eat? most people go by the sell by or used by dates. you might be surprised to know that the -- weeks after fired.

fox's theresa priola has details. >> reporter: who hasn't been there? you're preparing a home cooked meal and go to the fridge for that one crucial ingredient. only to find it's past the use by or expiration date. so is it still good? >> if it's in the fridgey dare, i'm assuming it's still okay. it smells okay. >> too risky. >> yeah, and they have like growing bacteria like who knows, you know. >> reporter: this is a topic of great debate, something that is studied in depth. >> i studied eggs weeks afterwards and they're still fine. >> reporter: dr. michael hanson said there is a big difference between a use by and sell by date. one is a remindder to the grocery store that it's time to move the products. the other is for the consumer that the product is past its peak. >> it's always best if it's a perishable commodity, milk or

bagged salad. try to buy it with as a sell by date as long and the future possible. that means can you take it home and put it in their refrigerator and that might be good for a longer period of time. >> and sell -- >> and sell by/use by is not a myth. these states do matter. sometimes we take them too literally. the reality is that american families talk more than -- toss more than 120 pounds of food each month. more often than not, it's because the product is past the used by date. it doesn't mean it's bad but not as fresh. when it comes to your food shelf life, eggs can last weeks past the use by date as long as they're stored in their original packaging. cheeses, hard cheeses can last months and canned goods, years. cold cuts last one week past the use by date and frozen raw meat whole not ground is typically edible about 12 months past the expiration date. frozen ground beef will hold for about three months. but the same time -- about the same time can you keep ice

cream. new yorkers we spoke with are as invested in this issue as they are grossed out by it. >> if it has freezer burn, i throw it out. >> i use my common sense and jump on what it looks like. i don't say it expired i have to get rid of it. >> if it's milk, i will throw it out. i will open it and smell it. >> we try to keep everything fresh. this is why i am so sexy. [ laughter ] >> got to love that outlook there. >> reporter: feel guilty about throwing food away before i have to. >> eat it fresh and you will be sexy like her. >> yeah. gary mcgrady what, about the weather forecast? what is going on for the rest of the evening? >> the thunderstorms, too. i don't think that is for everybody right away, the rain. don't think it's right there on our doorstep. we have thunderstorms looking like overnight tonight. let's go to central radar and give you an idea where stuff is right now. a little bit of rain creeping up to the south. this is passing over 64, interstate 64. and up i-95. that is coming up on the south and you so some other showers

back to the west of us and kind of moving in our direction. so, this broad area of rain is going to sweep through, and i think it's going to be intensifying a little bit, too, over the next few hours and zooming to the south. this is rain coming up, and this is well south of spotsel vania, fredericksburg. again, it's coming up at us and this probably expands a little bit over the next hour, hour and a half and that continues to track up i-95. still some rain coming. big picture shows you back out to the west of us this frontal system is moving in our direction. so, again, rain pretty much in the forecast later on this evening and through the overnight hours. 69 degrees. cooled off from 71 and gaithersburg, 66. just to show nut forecast this evening, a few showers in at 7:00 and from can be a thunderstorm at 9:00 and 11 that will stay stay with us overnight tonight.

motor long range forecast is coming up. >> see you in a few. what about this one? drop, cover and roll middle school students brad. the drill was conducted in langston. the earthquakes are not common in our region, but you remember, we did experience a moderate quake last year. the federal health officials have been conducting the so- called shakeout drills since 2008, the first year they being held in the southeast. >> reminds me of hailed my childhood growing up in southern california. >> i remember that. >> drop, cover, and roll. >> a local mother is leading the charge to change school start times in montgomery county. she joins us live to see why she believes high schoolers shouldn't begin their day earlier than 815 i'm a.m -- . >> if you have a story idea, call us or send us an e-mail at www.fox5tips@wttg.com. @wttg.co man: to some people, social securirity is just a number.

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. parents in montgomery county started a movement to start classes later. they are collecting online signatures asking for it to start to 8:15 or later. the online petition has collected by my count at 4:30 and 3300 signatures. amend mader, a mother at a sophomore and johnson high school and sixth grader at the middle school created the petition. good to have you here. >> thank you. >> you're a busy mom, indeed, and a clinical social worker who treats adolescence. >> uh-huh. >> is there any research to support a later start? >> there is tons of it. that is what is exciting. the how to sleep is different from adult sleep. >> like what, what does the research say? >> well, melaen to sin the hormone secreted among other hormones that makes you sleepy. in teens, secreted about two

hours later and they don't get sleepy until 11, 11:30. >> you created -- created an initial chapter. what is that and what they are up to. >> we started the chapter in montgomery county three weeks ago. things have been happening fast. can you go to the national website. it's start school later, all one word, dot net and you can click on the montgomery chapter. the petition is at sign -- signon.org and search for montgomery county later start. so either of those ways will be great ways to get involved. >> and mandy, the school statement started a few weeks ago, this comes from the communications, public informations specialist. they saying the board is not considering a later start time right now. a later start time, according to the statement here, they tell us would have a dramatic impact on students because of bus schedules, after-school activities and kids who have the after school jobs.

what do you say to that? >> i would say we haven't discussed it with them yes. we're coming to a conclusion before dozens of other school districts have done this. loudoun county has done it, arlington, minneapolis, wilton, connecticut -- lots of school districts did that without negatively impacting after school activities or sports. >> okay, final few seconds. >> okay. >> the bottom line is trying to help the kids and the children live up to their potential. you think they have a better shot with more sleep? >> absolutely. it's a public health issue. >> we're going put a link under www.myfoxdc.com. thank you for coming in to make your case tonight, mandy. >> thank you. a gallaudet university official caught up in the middle of the gay marriage debate in maryland is the star of a new tv ad. what she said about the new commercial and what the university is doing about it. also ahead, you're going meet an incredible nine-year- old girl from our area who is leading the fight against childhood obesity. jody evans is called a younger

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people against gay marriage in maryland are using the suspension of an administration official at gallaudet university to promote their side of the issue and they're doing it with a new tv ad. that commercial is drawing fire from both the university ands suspended employee's lawyer. john henrehan has more. >> reporter: angela mccaskill has been an administrator at gallaudet for 23 years. the chief diverse officer at the d.c.-based college was suspended from her job for signing a petition that will allow maryland voters to decide whether to afirm the legislator's decision to legalize gay marriage. to her surprise, she's the star of a tv ad by a group oppose

error-- opposed to gay marriage. this is part of the commercial. >> reporter: dr -- . >> dr. angela mccaskill is an official at gallaudet university. she signed a pension putting question six on the ballot and was suspended by her job. she's not alone. people who believe in traditional marriage have been punished. >> reporter: the group running the ad is the maryland marriage alliance. they believe the mccaskill case illustrates the intolerance for their views. >> millions of people believe that marriage is between one man and one woman and we're threatened in terms of what we think and our religious freedoms and liberty, freedom of speech and those are critical issues. >> reporter: the main group supporting gay marriage criticized gallaudet university for suspending dr. mccaskill. marylanders for marriage equality believes the new ad is deceptive. >> the battle language says clearly that when marylanders go to the polls, it will read

religious prime is protected, religious beliefs are protected, no clergy has to marry anyone they don't want to, and this is about civil marriage licenses for gay-and- lesbian couples to go to the courthouse to get a marriage license. >> reporter: mccaskill's attorney said she did not approve or cooperate in the making of the commercial, and the suspended academe sick remaining publicly neutral on question 6. the commercial was made with footage that gallaudet posted on the internet. the university is asking the video be removed from the commercial. one final point, dr. mccaskill's attorney, jay wendell gordon, told me this afternoon that he's begun a negotiation with gallaudet for her to return to her side and -- job and they're getting closer. that is where the story stands. >> thanks for the update. staying on gay marriage, a divided federal appeals court in manhattan struck down a law that defines marriage between a man and woman.

it upholds a lower court ruling that the act was unconstitutional. the three-judge panel said the law violates equal protection. a federal appeals court in boston rejected the law. the supreme court is expected to take up the case next year. to a health alert about the deadly meningitis outbreak. a fungus has been found in unopened vials of steroids medication. the fda said the vials were contained in a lot made in august at the massachusetts pharmacy at the center of the investigation the outbreak is responsible for 250 deaths. a machine designed to help astronauts in space is helping patients recover from their injuries in on earth. the ultra-g antigravity tread mill is helping people with orthopedic injuries get their stride back. the tread mill alters the weight bearing down on your joints from full force to 20% and this is how it works. the patients zip themselves in. the machine calibrates their weight and fills with air and you're ready to go and some

insurance providers, by the way, do cover the alter-g tread mill. imagine being compared to michelle obama when you're just nine years old. a fourth grader from bowie, maryland, has become an activist to end child obesity and is one of nearly two dozen students serving on an advisory board to get the word out of obesity. jody evans joins us. thank you for being here. >> it's awesome to be here. >> what inspired to you be a part of the movement to end childhood obesity? >> mostly because a lot of people in -- mostly are active and i heard about it. >> you're on the advisory board. she's the youngest person on the advisory board. what sort of things do you talk about? what are you working on there? >> reporter: we're trying to fight childhood obesity and talk about how we can do it. >> what are some of the ways to do that? >> mostly trying to help people

that are overweight, trying to mostly lose weight and a way to do that would put them on a diet. >> okay. >> and what do you think about school lunches? >> at school these days, we have a different lunch. can you bring one from home and there is some talk about school lunches. what do you think? >> well, school, i'm not comfortable with the school lunches they serve here. >> uh-huh. >> they have -- and i show it's a bad, bad kind of thing because it's stuffed with a lot of fat. >> what inspired you to eat healthy. is that how you oat at home? >> yes, i eat healthy at home. >> and when you see, do you

have a twinkie or donut or something sometimes? >> what do you say about eating healthy and the purpose of staying healthy? >> for some vegetables and you should mix the fruits and vegetables with something you like on your plate. >> good advice. thank you very much for coming in and keep the fight up. we need to end childhood obesity and she wanted to know if the president and mrs. obama were watching. we don't know but we hope so, right? yeah. >> and back over to you. >> i am so glad she has days like the rest of us, shawn. as we continue, a serious turn. four people are dead after a shooting and a beauty salon, and three people were arrested in the murders of five people adat a denver bar. what the motive was. pamela howze: it just seems like such an...

infringement on our lives. how dare they step into my life that way. it's none of their business.

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i'm not going to raise taxes on anyone, because when the economy's growing slow like this, when we're in recession you shouldn't raise taxes on anyone. my plan is to bring down rates to get more people working. my priority is putting people back to work in america. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message.

who move our country forward, work hard, raise families, and keep america strong. but mitt romney's budget plan will hurt the middle class, raising taxes on the average family by up to $2,000, while giving a tax break of $250,000 to multimillionaires. doesn't mitt romney understand we can't rebuild america by tearing down the middle class. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. . following developing news from central florida where a gunman opened fire inside a

beauty salon. it happened this morning in a town of castleberry, near orlando. three women in the shop were killed, a fourth person was hurt and two other women made a run for it. the gunman took off, too, and took his own life at a nearby home. the investigators believe the shooting was a result of a domestic dispute. three people are under arrest in connection with the murders of five people set on fire inside a denver bar. the police say it was a coverup for the fire and the motive appears to be robbery. they went to rob the bar before closing time early wednesday morning and they would not go into details about how the victims were killed. tips from the community led police to the suspects. still ahead, it's time for campaign u. we're headed out to american university to see what the young voters are saying about this week's presidential debate. >> and gary has the forecast. fingers crossed, for a warm-up. the news continues after this. as governor, i cut five billion dollars in spending

and balanced the budget every year. and tim kaine and i both cut our own pay as governors, to lead by example. mark warner and i reached across party lines to get things done. we were a great team in richmond and we'll be a great team in washington. i'm tim kaine and i approve this message ...because we'll work together to restore fiscal responsibility, grow our economy and create jobs. [ male announcer ] tim kaine. bringing people together to tackle the challenges of tomorrow. would ban all abortions and contraception seemed a bit extreme. so i looked into it. turns out, romney doesn't oppose contraception at all. in fact, he thinks abortion should be an option in cases of rape, incest, or to save a mother's life. this issue's important to me, but i'm more concerned about the debt our children will be left with. i voted for president obama last time, but we just can't afford four more years. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message.

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clock is ticking for the presidential candidates. we're less than three weeks for the election. >> two debates down and one to go. wisdom martin has this week's campaigu. >> reporter: we're here with the professor and we're talking about what happened with the debate. first of all, let's talk about what just happened in the debate. winners, losers, your opinion with about what happened, right? >> first some context. >> uh. >> we're dealing with the after math of the first debate where mitt romney was seen as the big winner. that raises enthusiasm level, got a lot of people energized in the republican party, and we're seeing that reflected in the polls. currently, romney leading the country in some polls. not all of them. the president is still ahead in others. the battleground states are closing and he's pulling ahead in some key states and this is going to be a very tight race and we had the first debate and

the vice presidential debate and the second presidential debate. >> and president obama is widely considered the narrow winner and per important than who won or lost, a lot of media consumes, the mistakes that mitt romney made and the so- called binders of women, not a mistake per say but created a lot of controversy toward his views of women and to the comments at the end on libya and where candy crowley corrected him on a particular fact. that created a lot of controversy, too. the press is focusing on these. we do see greater enthusiasm from the democrats after the debate and the question is, will that begin to even up the polls again and move o bam bama ahead? >> and the next debate coming up, what do we expect to see from this next debate? >> foreign policy debate. and that had been considered

the president's area and not mitt romney's. there is iran, china, middle east peace -- there is going to be a lot of tense issues coming up, and we'll have to see if the president does is going to be able to reassert his command in the authority on that and if mitt romney can score points. mitt romney has to score the command as well and that is a test of how he can become the commander in chief. >> and let's get some of the opinions from the students about what they have seen so far. what did you think about the latest debate? >> i thought the debate was interesting and more entertaining and aggressive than the last debate. and obama did a great job attacking romney and in areas, but romney did a good job and that is still a tossup. >> it will be interesting to see if obama coming out is enough to change the narrative and. >> i think it was important for president obama to have this

victory and come out like firing at their sluggish and lazate the first debate; however, mitt romney held his own. >> for the next debate, what do you expect to see or hope to see? are you looking forward to the next debate or want it to be over to vote and get done to it? >> i'm looking forward to the next debate. hopefully they'll be more specific on what they want to do in the middle east to appease that violence. >> it will be interesting to see if romney can corner obama on the things people think he's weak on. we'll see if obama can use the momentum in the second debate. >> and some specifics from both candidates. honestly, i would like to see president obama explain some of his controversial policies and i would like to see mitt romney show he -- show us what his foreign policy would be. >> thank you very much, students and processor -- professor, a few weeks to go before we decide who is going to win the race for the white house. back to you. >> all right. >> and weather-wise, i vote for

more of the same. we're all winners here. >> there you go. >> and in some areas, you're saying expect rain. >> yeah. >> and we need rain. >> okay. >> and this comes in late this evening. >> uh. >> and gets out of here tomorrow morning and that is not bad. >> okay. >> and if most comes through and the accuweather seven-day forecast is coming up on that in just a second and don't go away. temperatures today in the lower 70s and that is above normal. remember, showers overnight tonight and we can have some thunderstorms, too and we're fore casting showers. don't be surprised by the thunder and lightning. it's mainly overnight tonight and we're going to have some showers lingering tomorrow morning. 69 now and monasses, 62 stew;

fredericksburg, 72 degrees and this is, for the most part, been in the 70s areawide and there is some spots here and there not making it in the 70s. just about everybody touched 70 degrees if not, made it into the lower 70s. 71, 72 here in town and th is about as warm as we have gotten. he's your evening forecast. a few showers around at 7:00 and they're coming up 95 right now. i'll show you those in just a second. the showers and even a thunderstorm possible at 9:00. the thunderstorms are back out to the west of us and notice the temperatures will stay in the 60s for just about everybody. right on through the evening hours and even at 10 or 11:00, we could have a few showers or thunderstorms and this is the big picture on our sentinel radar. we're still dry here in the metro and most areas are dry so the commute for the most part looks like it's going to stay dry and we have the showers from the south and this is

coming on up. farther to the west, way out to the west is where we have had some thunderstorms and some severe weather this afternoon and this evening. we so some severe thunderstorms right now into west virginia and that will stay away and when the thunderstorms come across overnight tonight, doesn't look like it's going to be severe. the rain into spotsylvania county, eventually through fredericksburg and to the north along i-95 and this is going to be the first batch in metro, and i think this is going to be more widespread again and in through the evening hours. a strong flow from the south, showers breaking out. thunderstorms are father to the west ahead of the frontal system which, is slowly moving in our direction, and i wanted to pull this out because you can see this storm engine cranking over the midwest and this will usher in some slightly colder air as we start going into the weekend and that

does not look like this is going to be extremely cold and this big trough of low pressure is going to be with us at least for the first part of the weekend and on saturday, we'll have clouds and i will show you why in just a second and this is tonight at 7:00 and's few showers for the metro area and showers around and this is is that line of thunderstorms. this is 3:00 a.m., and tomorrow morning, we can have some showers. by the afternoon, we dry out, a spotty chance by late tomorrow afternoon and most of us are dry and on saturday, with some instability, we could have a spotty shower late in the day on saturday and most of saturday looks nice. 59 tonight. showers, some storms and gusty winds will be out of the south

at 10 to 20 and some showers tomorrow morning, we should be dry by noon with clouds, 71 and, again, just a slight chance of a spotty shower in the afternoon and tomorrow into the 70s ahead of the front, and the cooler air comes in for 66 on saturday and this is your accuweather seven-day forecast. and i haven't changeed much there. i like what i so, though, next week in the 70s. >> yeah. >> and like that. >> me, too. >> thank you, gary. it's been a good couple of years for ashton kuchar. first, he replaced charlie sheen and now paid the highest actor. he is pulling in about $24 million last year. ray romano and hugh low laurie are in sec, raking in $18 million. jon cryer and alex -- alec baldwin made the top list. >> must be nice to be rich and

dating mila kunis, right? yeah. and let's check in with brian to see what is next. >> new on the news edge, a bomb shell report released a secret child abuse files involving the boy scouts. and then a shakeup at virginia's health departments, and a group behind the controversial ads on metro are at it again. the stories and much more on the news edge at 6. [ minto ] you know, those ads saying mitt romney would ban all abortions and contraception seemed a bit extreme. so i looked into it. turns out, romney doesn't oppose contraception at all. in fact, he thinks abortion should be an option in cases of rape, incest, or to save a mother's life. this issue's important to me, but i'm more concerned about the debt our children will be left with. i voted for president obama last time, but we just can't afford four more years. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message.

. a connecticut woman is facing drunk driving charges. what makes it different is what she's accused of drinking. the police say the 36-year-old admitted to chugging half a bottle of hand sanitizer before getting behind the wheel last friday. a small two-ounce bottle of hand sanitize cert equivalent of four shots of liquor. the cops say she drank a half

of a big bottle, the equivalent of 32 shots. >> the same alcohol in beer, wine, and jack daniels but more concentrated. >> the first time i ever did it and the last time. >> police say her breathalyzer test was a .17. >> a blind man was tazered by police in england after the authorities mistook his walking stick for a samurai sword. he thought he was going to destroy error -- die after feeling the electricity surge through his body. he fell to the ground crying out he was blind but the officers cuffed him either way. they took him to the hospital after realizing they tazered the wrong man. >> and this seemed to be going on forever. unfortunately, the tazer came out. and through that very moment, i was convinced that i was being murdered in plain sight. i was being murdered. >> farmer is considering taking legal action against police. thank you so much for joining us at 5. >> the news edge at 6 is coming

your way right now. we have breaking news off of the top tonight. a police officer involved in a serious crash in prince georges county. it happened the late this afternoon at the intersection of branch avenue in clinton. two cars were involved. sky fox is over the scene here where can you see the police cruiser wrapped around the pole. we're waiting on the officer's condition and to so if anyone else was hurt. we have crews heading to the scene. also, breaking tonight. the police have arrested a man accused of throwing a molotov cocktail inside the boston common mall. the video into the newsroom shows good samaritans holding down the suspect until police arrive. the police believe the man threw the bottle from the top level of the mall to the food court. the liquid didn't explode and the man's motives are not clear. 19 days and counting. tonight on